The woman was hiking the Basher Trail in Alaska's Chugach Mountains when the bear attacked and mauled her, the Anchorage Fire Department said.

A spokesman for the Anchorage Police Department, which was leading rescue operations, described the victim’s injuries as not life-threatening.

A hiker was rescued after reportedly getting attacked by a brown bear along a trail in Alaska, according to the Anchorage ...

Bear attacks push Anchorage on edge . Even in a city whose logo is "Big Wild Life," the summer of 2008 is testing residents' tolerance for large carnivores.